I just tried to look up an unfamiliar word on the iPhone, and it helpfully presented me with the contact details for a nearby business with a similar (but different) name, and no other options. Helpful.

After almost 3 years in the .NET world I’m totally converted. When I need to code a small tool, I fire JetBrains Rider and I write it in C#. I prefer everything in the .NET ecosystem vs Apple/Cocoa: tools, APIs, Microsoft. I should probably blog about those differences sometime.

In an XCUITest, an empty UITextField’s `value` (XCUIElementAttributes.value) is equal to the text field’s placeholder text instead of being nil or the empty string. This behavior makes absolutely no sense to me. pic.twitter.com/poxkY7NIdn

Agreed. Swift gutted our ability to deliver the best for at least 5 years. Apple left us exposed to having our careers being derailed, which has happened for many ☹️ I want to be writing grey software, not faffing about learning a new language every year.

It’s depressing seeing Apple doubling down on proprietary tech, they’re losing the platform war again and I don’t think they even realise it because it’s not hurting them financially yet. But having nice hardware as the only thing keeping you relevant is a dangerous strategy.